Being diagnosed with HIV/AIDS may set off drug abuse, or dangerous sexual behavior due to substance abuse may have caused the individual to contract the illness. People who have HIV/AIDS, either on account of their drug abuse or as a pre-existing condition prior to their drug use problem, often require rehabilitation services tailored to meet their particular demands and challenges. Some of these problems are physical in nature, due to the fact that drug users with HIV/AIDS very rarely care for themselves and take the proper medicines they need to maintain their own health. Because of this, these individuals arrive to rehabilitation in very poor health and this will have to be handled as a priority while also addressing other important concerns. Aside from the obvious necessity to provide medical services during rehab, those that have HIV/AIDS should also address deeper issues which prompted their drug or alcohol use. Very often, individuals have circumstances in their lives which are purely environmental which may have caused them to use alcohol or drugs, like oppressive situations within their lives or damaging relationships. These are the concerns which treatment professionals will concentrate on as part of HIV/AIDS treatment services.